Nancy Teeters

Nancy Hays Teeters (July 29, 1930 – November 17, 2014)[1] was the first woman to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Appointed by President Jimmy Carter, she served from 1978-1984. She was known for her public statements in which she dissented from the mainstream opinion of the Board and Chairman Paul Volcker.[2]

After leaving the Fed, she became director of economics at IBM, where she served until her retirement in 1990.[3]

References

  1. "Nancy H. Teeters". Federal Reserve History. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  2. Vitello, Paul. "Nancy H. Teeters, First Woman on Federal Reserve Board, Dies at 84" The New York Times, November 24, 2014.
  3. Arnold, Lawrence. "Nancy Teeters, First Woman on Federal Reserve Board, Dies at 84" Bloomberg Business November 23, 2014
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